Tertiary-care management of TB/HIV co-infection in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A retrospective cohort analysis
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Prince Chinonso Nnadozie, Sylva C. Nnadozie, A. T. O. Awopeju
BACKGROUND: Monitoring the treatment of tuberculosis(TB) and human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) co-infection is very important to improve patient management and compliance; however, treatment outcome monitoring remains …
Vector competence of temperate and tropical mosquito species for Babanki virus
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Mathilde Ban, Virginie Geolier, Émeline Perthame
Abstract Babanki virus (BBKV), an alphavirus belonging to the Western Equine encephalitis complex, was isolated from Mansonia africana mosquitoes in 1969 but is not characterized …
Reducing the diagnostic and treatment gap for priority mental, neurological and substance misuse disorders in primary care in rural Kenya: Results of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial from the EPINA study
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Mary A. Bitta, Symon M. Kariuki, Daniel Mwanga
In resource-limited settings, improving care for mental, neurological and substance misuse (MNS) disorders is essential. This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing all …
New Formula for the Prepotentials Associated with Hurwitz-Frobenius Manifolds and Generalized WDVV Equations
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Chaabane Rejeb
Systemic analysis of bottlenecks in routine EPI coverage vaccination among children aged 0–23 months in the health areas of the Mumbunda Health District: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study
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Chadrack Kabeya Diyoka, Didier Chuy Kalombola, Angelique Salima Saidi
"Stigma Is Still There": Healthcare Providers' Accounts of Multilevel Stigma Affecting Transgender Women's HIV Service Access in Ghana. BSGH 019
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Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Samira Shirzaei Nichols, Adams Al-Mardhiyyah
Acceptability, Feasibility, and User Experiences of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 1 Diabetes in Kenya: Perspectives of Adolescents, Young Adults, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers
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Agnes Karingo Karume, Prisca Amolo, Lucy Mungai
Abstract Background Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a growing public health concern in low-and middle-income countries, where access to glucose monitoring and consistent routine care …
Strategic stakeholder engagement for injury care: building consensus in Ghana, Pakistan, Rwanda and South Africa
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Lucia D’Ambruoso, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Ntombekhaya Tshabalala
Concordance of Automated ACMG Variant Classification with Expert-Curated Assertions: A Systematic Evaluation Using the ClinGen Evidence Repository
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Muhammad Abiodun SULAIMAN, Bolaji Fatai Oyeyemi
Assessing the Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions on the Use of Intra-uterine Contraceptive Device Among Women in Ndola: A Case of Masala Clinic
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Chileleko Mapiki, Marjorie Mulenga, Florence Mabaso
In the Shadows of Colonialism: Archaeological Labor Practices in (Post-)Colonial Zimbabwe
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Genius Tevera, Tawanda Mukwende
Abstract Archaeological practice is structured through labor, shaping who participates in fieldwork, who interprets findings, and who produces knowledge. Recent scholarship on archaeological labor in …
How do government changeovers undermine policy continuity? A state-internal mechanism analysis of E-government implementation in Lesotho
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Molefi Lawrence. Matsieli, Stephen Mutula
Introduction This study investigates how government changeovers influence policy continuity in emerging democracies. Using Lesotho’s e-government implementation (2012–2017) as a critical case, the analysis focuses …
School and pastoralism in the Senegalese Sahel: tensions, adaptations, and social transformations
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Abdou Ka
The Senegalese Sahel, characterised by arid conditions and savanna landscapes, is predominantly inhabited by Fulani pastoralists. Fulani herders are often perceived by researchers and policymakers …
Estimates of global burden of snakebite: A literature review and geostatistical modelling study
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Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran
BACKGROUND: Snake envenoming (SE) remains an important public health problem, disproportionately affecting impoverished rural communities in tropical and subtropical regions. Although previous attempts have been …
Sustainable stability-indicating spectra manipulations for the concurrent quantification of gliclazide and its impurity A as the possible alkaline degradation product: Multi-Color Analytical Profile Assessment
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Ebraam B. Kamel, Ahmed Elsayed Abdelmegeed, Hanaa Saleh
Abstract A green, stability-indicating UV-spectrophotometric methods were designed and optimized for the quantitative determination of gliclazide (GLI), a second-generation sulfonylurea widely used in the management …
Toward linguistically-fair screening and assessment of primary progressive aphasia: a transdiagnostic approach for understudied and minority languages
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Mohamed Taiebine
This article responds directly to the special topic "Exploring the untapped in dementia research." For decades, the linguistic and cultural realities of non-English and minority …
Combating multidrug-resistant pathogens, breast cancer (MCF-7) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) using biofabricated zinc oxide nanoparticles
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Gamal M. El-Sherbiny, Dina M. Elkhashab, M.E. Shehata
The escalating global burden of multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections and cancer necessitates the development of sustainable and multifunctional therapeutic strategies. Green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) have …
Green analytical methods for quantification of a new combination therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: assessment by EPPI framework
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Faten M. Aboukhalil, Essam F. Khamis, Mahmoud A. El-Sayed
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons, leading to progressive muscle weakness, paralysis, and …
Recent developments in biohydrogen production through dark fermentation of biomass waste: feedstocks, microbial population dynamics, and system integration
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Tarekegn Limore Binchebo, Satyanarayana Narra, Venkata Ramayya Ancha
Dark fermentation is the conversion of various biomass wastes into biohydrogen. It occurs in the absence of light. The purpose of this review is to …
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
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Yonas Abebe, Abdul‐Fatawu Abdulai
BACKGROUND: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is extension of existing power dynamics and patriarchal systems that continue to oppress and marginalize women and girls. However, the mechanisms …